Vandersteen 2ce Sig II

I've heard the same thing Anonymoustao. Very excited to set them up soon! Got the dry sand waiting to fill the stands!

Thanks for the feedback. I've really enjoyed the Cronus Magnum with the Martin Logans in the room I've got setup. Mt10425, sorry to hear about your luck with them.
Adam18, sounds like it worked for you. I'm getting the 2ce's for a good enough deal that I think I can afford to listen for a while and if I don't like it, They're not that hard to sell.
Thanks again, guys.

Thanks for all the great info guys. You really know your Vandy's. I'm freaking ecstatic. Their sitting in the box at home as I'm flying to Capetown for two weeks to finish a work project. Have to make sure I spend enough time with the wife when I get home before getting down to business. I'll let you know what I think when everything's got 20 or 30 hrs on it. Thanks again. I'm positive I made the right choice now.

Audiocon, Oh yeah. I've got about half a bag of dry mason's sand left from an isolation table that I built all ready to go. Thanks.

Sounds like a great system that is only lacking vinyl! Those happen to be almost the exact dimensions of my room, but because of the layout I have to go on the long wall with my system. As far as the laser tiltback goes, what's your process? I've got both a laser Leica disto that I use for placement and toe and a laser/ bubble level for side tilt. I was just going to use a plumb bob to measure tilt back. Is there a better way? Unless you don't want to give away secrets... Ha!
Thanks Johnny

Great trick JohnnyR. I've done something similar, but never quite that precise. I'll give it a try and let you know.
Thanks!

Miketuason, you must excuse me as I'm listening to Naked by the Talking Heads, so I may go out there...
Toe in is a bitch. I have no idea what your speaks are and how they're placed.
This process is about matching the toe-in of a PAIR of speakers. Requirements: Tape measure. laser pointer/ level. Toe in one speaker (for this, we'll start with the right speaker). Place the laser on the front of the speaker (face), aimed at the other (left) speaker. Measure where the laser lands on the side of the left cab. Move the laser to the front of the other (left) speaker. Match the measurement from before. This won't help you find toe for your listening position, but will match your speaks.
You'll need to play with the toe as to what sounds best for your listening position, but this technique will match your system.
Best of luck Miketuason.

Mike, toe in is really something that's subjective. It depends on how you want the soundstage presented. Obviously, the more toe in you have, the tighter and more narrow the stage. The best way to start is to get the speakers exactly matched as far as distance from your seat and leave them facing straight ahead, no toe in. Then just make little changes in angle, maybe half an inch at a time and really listen for the focus of the stage. Use something where you can hear individual instruments and see how the placement of those seem to change as you change the toe in. It is very important to make sure that your speaks are perfectly matched though. be diligent with your measurements. This can take a while and I've never found a hard and fast way of doing it. It took me two months of mucking around with even a pair of Polk RTi-7s that I had and finally found what I thought worked. It's really just up to how you want it to sound and taking the time to listen to the changes that you're making. Best of luck!

I am contemplating changing the taps on Cronus Magnum over to 4ohm. Currently running at 8, but want to see how it sounds. I'm certain the Vandy's can handle it and it shouldn't be a problem on the Rogue. Anybody else done this? How's the sound? What should I listen for?
Thanks.